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This image is the cover of Provisions: the roots of Caribbean cooking by Michelle and Suzanne Rousseau

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This is a passage from "Plantation and Provision Ground: An Historical Sketch of the Introduction of Food Crops into Jamaica" by John H. Parry.

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Herbal, 18th century. Florindie ou Historie physico-économique des végétaux de la Torride, 1789. Plate: Cassava or manioc roots (Manihot esculenta) used to make cassava bread.

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A contemporary digital recipe for Jamaican bammy cake

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Photograph of 5 women, 4 of them with large trays of sweets.

Sweet Cassava.pdf
Agricultural report on cassava meant for U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Chemistry.

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1897 Jamaican culinary reference in English language.

The History of the Cassava Bread (Timeline)
A timeline portraying the history of the cassava bread
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